Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7‘s launch weekend is done, and the official social media accounts have shared the traditional thank you post to players and fans–however this year’s post is unusually devoid of player stats or any figures that might suggest how the latest CoD title is faring.
In past years, the Call of Duty social media account has always shared a few impressive statistics to celebrate launch weekend. Last year’s Black Ops 6 was named “the biggest Call of Duty 3-day opening weekend ever,” breaking franchise records for numbers of total players, hours played, and total matches across the launch period. The previous year, the Call of Duty account shared some more select statistics to celebrate MW3 as having “the highest engagement in the new Modern Warfare trilogy.”
The Black Ops 7 post, shared at the end of the 3-day launch period, is far more vague with its celebrations. “Across opening weekend, we’ve seen a great response to the quality and depth of gameplay in Black Ops 7,” the post reads, alongside thanking players and developers, and promising “this is only the start,” with new content lined up soon.
It’s interesting to see Activision’s choice to withhold the launch weekend stats for Black Ops 7. Fans are always eager for insights, so it will be intriguing to see how this impacts the game’s reception. Looking forward to more updates!
It’s definitely a curious decision! Withholding those stats might be a strategy to build anticipation or control the narrative around the game’s performance. It will be interesting to see if they eventually release any figures to gauge player engagement.
That’s an interesting point! It could also be a way to avoid comparisons with previous launches, especially if they want to focus on the game’s unique features. It’ll be fascinating to see how the community reacts in the coming weeks.
That’s a great observation! By not sharing stats, Activision might also be focusing on building excitement for future updates and content rather than getting caught up in past performance comparisons. It will be interesting to see how they engage the community moving forward.